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Dr. Ron W. Pelton, MD, PhD

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Specialties

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90% Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - 14 years experience
5% Ophthalmology - 14 years experience
Board Certified
5% Plastic Surgery - 14 years experience

Procedures Performed

Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons typically perform the following surgical procedures: Evisceration Eye Surgery, Eye Lift, Eyelid Surgery, Tear Duct Reconstruction, Asian Eyelid Surgery

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Contact Information

455 E Pikes Peak Ave Ste 309

Colorado Springs, CO 80903

719-329-0040
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Hospital Affiliation/ Privileges

Audubon Surg. Ctr
Kissing Camel Surgical Ctr

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Gender

Male

Languages Spoken

German

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Dr. Pelton is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a fellowship-trained member of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and... more

Care philosophy: Our practice specializes in cosmetic, reconstructive and revision surgery of the midface (eyelids, eyebrows, cheeks and eye sockets). Facial plastic surgery... more

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Patient Reviews	Average Patient Rating Are you a patient? Write a review 3 reviews “Eye lid surgery” Posted by: Debi, 11 months ago. Patient Review: In every way I had a very great experience with Dr. Ron Pelton beginning with the first time I went into see him to when I did the last visit. He... more Flag “Great Care for Revision of Upper Eye Lids” Posted by: Linda, 11 months ago. Patient Review: Not only would I recommend Dr. Pelton but I already have more than three times. His Office staff have answered all my questions with care to... more Flag View all 3 reviews
Peer Endorsements	Endorsements 1 endorsement Doctors and Dentists: Endorse this doctor Outstanding physician and individual! Endorsement from doctor: Andrew Doan , San Diego (CA), 10 months ago

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3 reviews

“Eye lid surgery”

Posted by: Debi, 11 months ago.

Patient Review: In every way I had a very great experience with Dr. Ron Pelton beginning with the first time I went into see him to when I did the last visit. He... more

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“Great Care for Revision of Upper Eye Lids”

Posted by: Linda, 11 months ago.

Patient Review: Not only would I recommend Dr. Pelton but I already have more than three times. His Office staff have answered all my questions with care to... more

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1 endorsement

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Outstanding physician and individual!

Endorsement from doctor: Andrew Doan , San Diego (CA), 10 months ago

Résumé

License

13 years since Ron W. Pelton was first licensed to practice.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Colorado	Active	1999	04/18/2012

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this doctor.

Board Certification

Ophthalmology - American Board of Ophthalmology

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Advanced Training

Training	Specialty	Hospital	Completed
Fellowship	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	University Health Care (Salt Lake City, UT)	2000
Residency		Baylor Health Care System	1997

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine		MD	1993
Vanderbilt University	Cell Biology	PhD	1991

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Achievement Award	American Academy of Ophthalmology	2010
AAO Leadership Development Program (LDP) XI,	American Academy of Ophthalmology	2009

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
President	Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons	2010-present
Examiner	American Board of Ophthalmology	2007-present

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Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Orbital Trauma	Focal Points	2012
The anterior eyelid crease approach to the orbit	Current Opinions in Ophthalmology	2009

Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis	Focal Points	2008
Cosmetic considerations in surgery for orbital subperiosteal abscess in children: Experience with a combined transcaruncular and transnasal approach.	Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	2003
Approach to the medial intraconal space	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	2002
Nodular cutaneous amyloid tumors of the eyelid in the absence of systemic amyloidosis	Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers	2001
Superomedial lid crease approach to the medial intraconal space: a new technique for access to the optic nerve and central space	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	2001
Burn scar malignancies of the eyelids	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	2000
Successful treatment of rhino-orbital mucormycosis without exenteration: the use of multiple treatment modalities	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery	2000
Trichiasis	eMedicine	2000
Bilateral optic disc edema caused by sarcoidosis mimicking pseudotumor cerebri	American Journal of Ophthalmology	1999
Traumatic subluxation of the globe into the maxillary sinus	AJNR, American Journal of Neuroradiology	1998
Developing an Optimum Rotation Schedule for an Ophthalmology	Resident Academic Medicine	1997
The Resident Progress Notebook: A Stepwise Approach	AUPO	1997
Schnydersche Hornhautdystrophie und juvenile, systemische Hypercholesterinamie	Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd	1997
Expression of transforming growth factor-beta mRNAs and proteins in pulmonary vascular remodeling in the sheep air embolization model of pulmonary hypertension	Amer J Resp Cell & Molec Biol	1994
TGF beta1 inhibits branching morphogenesis and N-myc expression in lung bud organ cultures.	Development	1994
Negative regulation of gene expression by TGF beta	Molecular Reproduction and Development	1992
Expression of TGF beta1, beta 2 and beta 3 mRNA and protein in the murine lung	Amer J Resp Cell & Molec Biol	1991
Immunohistochemical localization of TGF beta 1, TGF beta 2 and TGF beta 3 in the mouse embryo: expression patterns suggest multiple roles during embryonic development	Journal of Cell Biology	1991
Transforming growth factor: A family of growth regulatory peptides	NY Acad of Sci	1990
The transforming growth factor family of growth regulatory peptides	Contributions to Oncology: Oncogenes in Cancer Diagnostics	1990
Organogenesis and pattern formation in the mouse: RNA distribution patterns sugget a role for Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2A (BMP-2A).	Development	1990
The transforming growth factor family: Mediators of cell regulation	American Review of Respiratory Disease	1990
Differential expression of genes encoding transforming growth factors beta2, and beta3 during palate formation in the mouse embryo	Developmental Biology	1990
In situ hybridization analysis of TGFbeta3 RNA expression during mouse development: comparative studies with TGFbeta 1and beta 2	Development	1990
Synthesis of transforming growth factor-beta1by megakaryocytes and its localization to megakaryocyte and platelet alpha-granules	Blood	1990
Expression of TGFbeta2 RNA during murine embryogenesis	Development	1989
Murine transforming growth factor-beta2 cDNA sequence and expression in adult tissues and embryos	Molecular and Cellular Biology	1989
Developmental expression of the murine Vgr-1 gene: A new member of the TGF beta multigene family	Current Communications in Molecular Biology	1989
Regulation of fibroblastic and epithelial cell function by transforming growth factors.	New Concepts in Cancer, Metastasis, Oncogenes and Growth Factors	1989
Patterns of expression of murine Vgr-1 and BMP-2a RNA suggest that TGF beta-like genes coordinately regulate aspects of embryonic development	Genes and Development	1989
Improved estimation of cholesteryl ester transfer/exchange activity in serum or plasma	Clinical Chemistry	1986

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Facial Reconstruction - Orbital Tumor Removal	Discovery Health Network	2005
Facial Reconstruction - Facial Fracture Repair	Discovery Health Network	2005

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